Induction: Movie Poster Texture Analysis

This is another piece of work I have done for AS Media. We had to take this poster and analyse it using the five key features of mise-en-scene.

First of all is the way he's dressed, his style could represent that he's adventurous and he has that archaeologist look. He's holding a whip which could connote that he's prepared for trouble, also he has a fire-weapon on on his waist so it's like he's protected. Some of his shirt buttons are undone which could show that he's sweaty, he's been through a lot of work.

The lighting in this poster is dark around the edges which could denote that there's some type of mischief and mystery within this movie, he could be heading into places people normally would not go. The lighting around the sides of the shot seems to contrast with the Skull's bright rays so this could portray that the Skull is some type of light source and could lead them ahead.

Within this poster he has props on him. As mentioned before his whip and his gun are denote that he's protected and is prepared for attacks from enemies. Two of the key props are his whip and his hat, the two objects represent who he is because they've been in all the previous movies from the franchise. The audience will automatically identity who the main character is and what this movie will mainly be about.

The setting of this poster seems to be in a cave area, as he's an archaeologist and and adventures out, he goes and explores the unknown. The huge gold/orange lit up skull behind him could show that he's getting himself into something powerful and big so he needs to be prepared for what's coming up.

The Anchorage of the text is a pretty cartoon and comical type style, it makes it seem as if he's an actual character from the comic books. The colours of the title mix from top to bottom where it starts of bold red then tones down to a bright yellow with some partial orange in-between, making people think of fire, danger. This denotes that his name could mean he gets into trouble, he lurks out for danger.

The NVC used in this poster is shown by his posture and slight smirk on his face; as in he's brave, ready for anything and he's cocky. His fist's are clenched which could show that he's strong and has a lot of courage within what he does.